What memory holds an object ?

A collection tells the story of the person that collects it, and that is precisely why Raquel meets with collectors to ask them for their stories. Despite the monetary, geographical, political and historical value, what other memories does a collection hold? What does exist on each object, item, detail?
Raquel believes that a collection is a memory organiser where one can organise their past - what one already collected - and this way being able to desire a future - what’s still missing in the collection. She also organizes her own story as a collector of the ephemeral by recording on video all the meetings with these collectors.
Until 2019, Collection of Collectors meets and keeps 34 collectors from Paredes de Coura, Valença, Vila Nova de Cerveira, Monção, Melgaço, Berlin, Kortrijk, São Miguel Island, Tomar, Lisbon and Torres Novas.

This work is part of the project Collection of People: Collection of Lovers, Collection of Collectors, Collection of Artists and Collection of Spectators.

Premier

October 2016 - Teatro Rivoli (Porto - PT)